SRP, BASELAYER Contract to Build an Innovative Outdoor Modular Data Center
Next generation, 'true utility' computing coming to Phoenix-area power facilities to capture energy efficiency, reliability
CHANDLER, Ariz., Dec. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- BASELAYER, the advanced data center technology company born of IO, today announced a contract to deploy modular data centers for Salt River Project (SRP) and deliver capacity at SRP power station facilities in central Arizona, where critical data center resources such as power and communications are abundant and highly reliable.
SRP intends to deploy BASELAYER's modular data center technology outdoors and attach it directly to the electrical grid in the first-of-its-kind SRP DataStation. The SRP DataStation is a newly developed concept that would serve as a "docking station" for BASELAYER's modular data centers, providing it with direct access to the utility grid. The combination of the BASELAYER modular data center and a SRP DataStation that is ready to receive it aims to solve the time-to-market issues that the data center industry is currently facing. The combined solution eliminates the lead times associated with lengthy construction projects, which are typical within the industry.
BASELAYER's innovative outdoor modular data center—known as the EDGE line—enables a more efficient use of the existing power grid infrastructure. It allows the power load of the data center to be located on the grid, where sufficient power exists today to meet current and future data center growth requirements. Additionally, these locations are engineered to deliver a high level of power quality and reliability. SRP and BASELAYER believe this may remove the need for back-up generators and reduce the need for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices, which will reduce the cost required to achieve data center grade power. SRP anticipates that the BASELAYER solution will achieve "seven 9s" (99.99999 percent) of power reliability when configured with independent circuits.
In addition to reliable power, SRP will be providing its DataStations with access to one of the most reliable fiber optic networks in Arizona. SRP, one of the nation's largest public power utilities, owns and operates one of Phoenix metropolitan area's largest fiber networks, which will be used to serve the SRP DataStations.
SRP will deploy BASELAYER's modular data center infrastructure, which is integrated with BASELAYER's data center operating system for management and control.
"This modular data center will be the first of its kind to connect two energized power feeds from diverse locations on the grid directly to the IT equipment within the data center without UPS or generators," said SRP Associate General Manager and Chief Customer Executive, Michael Lowe.
"We are pleased to be working with SRP to push the boundary of where and how secure, sustainable data centers can be delivered," said CEO of BASELAYER, William Slessman. "The partnership with SRP is a perfect example of how BASELAYER develops technology to challenge the status quo. It also demonstrates how a highly regarded and reliable utility such as SRP can be collaborative, innovative and flexible. We're bringing like-minded people together across industries to build a better future."
About SRP
Based in Tempe, Ariz., Salt River Project (SRP) was established in 1903 as the nation's first power and water federal reclamation project. SRP now serves more than 990,000 electric customers in central Arizona while also overseeing a 240,000-acre water service area. SRP also operates the Phoenix metropolitan area's largest fiber optic network and is a carrier-neutral provider of telecommunications infrastructure products and services to wireline and wireless carriers as well as to enterprise customers.
About BASELAYER
BASELAYER simplifies the data center and makes it smart. BASELAYER's advanced modular technology, infrastructure management software and big data analytics bridge the gap between data center operators, IT and the enterprise's customers. For more information about BASELAYER, visit baselayer.com.
BASELAYER, the BASELAYER logo and all other BASELAYER trademarks are owned by BASELAYER and its affiliates. © 2014.
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